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Burgers are still one of the most popular foods. At your next barbecue, try these suggestions to help take your burgers up a notch.

Meat

A burger doesn’t have to be just ground beef. For a richer meat flavor you can use ground sirloin, ground venison or ground lamb. If you want to cut the fat content, you could use ground turkey, ground chicken, ground salmon fillets or chopped tuna steaks. For a smoky taste, try using ground beef brisket.

If you are vegan or have guests who are, then you will want veggie burgers. So instead of meat you would substitute shredded vegetables such as carrots, squash, turnip and zucchini, pureed beans such as chickpeas and black beans, corn, cornmeal, bulgur, lentils, fresh spinach, sprouts, quick cooking oats, cooked rice, nuts such as crushed pecans or chopped walnuts, tofu or a combination of these.

Flavourings

There are a variety of flavourings you can mix in with the meat to add more flavor. For beef you can add horseradish, chili sauce, Dijon mustard, dry onion soup mix, steak sauce, BBQ sauce, minced garlic, Worchester sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, fresh thyme, fresh tarragon, fresh chives, chopped chipotle chiles or chopped shallots. Be careful not to overflavor.